An informative and thoughtfully-curated exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands, Executions does not shy away from London’s bloody past. Executions As an exhibition, Executions basically does what it says on the tin. It’s about executions. Specifically in London. Centuries of bloodshed and violence, baying crowds and those making money off them. Places that seem […]
This pleasant production of one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s lesser-performed works, Ruddigore is full of ghostly fun and frivolity. A ‘Difficult’ Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan operettas seem to be one of those things that attracts a very solid fan base. I’m more of a casual visitor into the Gilbert & Sullivan world, so […]
An unexpected work from all-migrant Vandens Karta Ensemble, The Cathedral delves into the deepest corners of misogyny, religion and female shame and empowerment. The Cathedral Two women pray and sing religious songs. A femme de joie cleans a church somewhere near Marseille. A lost tourist gives up her search for Michelangelo and instead attempts… what […]
A meta-theatrical response to Waiting for Godot, Nothing Happens (Twice) is so witty and honest that for me it surpasses the original entirely and will become the yardstick by which I measure Beckett. Nothing Happens (Twice) What do you do when you want to perform Waiting for Godot but you can’t get the rights because […]
The first visual arts exhibition by the Kakilang festival team, State-less 無國界 confronts visitors with art that delves into the specificities of place and home, but also the commonalities of human experience. State-less 無國界 Kakilang festival is in full swing! Regular readers will remember my review of HOME X some weeks ago, a global event […]
An experiment in theatrical writing, Flies subverts, deconstructs and analyses the male gaze, misogyny and the patriarchy. A lot to tackle in a short 70 minutes. Flies I came to see Flies for two reasons. Firstly and inconsequentially I like trying out new venues, and had never been to the Shoreditch Town Hall before. Verdict: […]
Leighton House’s reopening exhibition helps to resituate it within a community of artists – The Holland Park Circle. A Welcome Return To Leighton House I had not been to Leighton House for a number of years, and have never written about it on the Salterton Arts Review. West London always seems like a bit of […]
Tim Edge’s darkly comic work Under the Black Rock, set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, is a reminder of what’s at stake and a study in the long-reaching effects of violence. Content warning: mentions of violence, torture, suicide. Under The Black Rock In a month where the political arrangements in Northern Ireland are back […]
A fresh and unexpected approach to storytelling from theatre company Unleash the Llama at VAULT Festival with their fictionalised, historic monologue Five Years With The White Man. A. B. C. Merriman-Labor I had a feeling I was going to like this play when I first read the description. The press release promises “a kaleidoscope of […]
Joseph Charlton’s play Brilliant Jerks at the Southwark Playhouse Borough explores how human nature both shapes and is shaped by technological developments. Brilliant Jerks The Salterton Arts Review has a day job, in which I work in technology. Or at least I have done for a little while now. I found myself wondering as I […]
